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As long as they weren't cheating off of my exam and no one asked me directly where I saw them, I would keep my mouth shut.
cover my paper and keep to myself
give them an evil eye.
I am saddened and annoyed, but I don't turn them in.
I talk to that student after the exam
I would be mad at them, and ashamed for them.
I would be upset and might tell a friend.
I would feel shocked and disappointed, and then I would feel angry that they would be ruining the curve.
I would give them and evil look and continue working on my exam.
I would not do anything,
I would not doing anything
I would speak to the professor privately about the situation.
i wouldn't tell
ignore it
just go on with my work unless they're cheating off my paper
leave a note for the teacher
proceed with my own
tell my friends
That's his business, just stay away from me.
why cheat yourself like that? not acceptable.

Discussion

I found the difference in responses in this situation striking. While a number of Brown
students considered doing or saying something about the cheating, none of the INT
students said they would do anything. It was even more striking to see that INT students
didn't seem to condsider it a big deal, saying things like "ce ne sont pas mes affairs" and
"ca m'indiffere". This is in stark contrast to our responses, in which, even if the student
was unwilling to do anything, s/he often expressed concern or aggrevation, saying thing
like "I would give them an evil look and continue...". It seems that the difference in not
just in what action we would take, but in how much consideration we give the incident in
the first place. I don't mean to pass judgement here -- I just find it interesting that
something we consider a fairly serious offense, even personally, is something of a non-
issue. Have any of the INT students out there had any real experience with cheating? is
my impression of your conception of cheating accurate?

Although I agree that a few Brown students had active responses: evil
look, talk to student, talk to professor...I think the vast majority of
Brown responses were essentially in the same vein as the INT
responses. Almost all the responses were something like: I would do
nothing...or at the most...I would "feel" something. However, I would
argue that "feeling" is personal and is not active. I found it especially
interesting that many of the responses that included a feeling also
included a statement limiting that feeling. For example: as long as they
weren't cheating off MY exam, angry they were ruining the curve. It
seems to me that those feelings are even more self-centered than just
indifference.
What surprised me the most was the point of all the responses...this
was definitely not a situation that provided idealistic responses like
other previous questions.

Hi everyone,
Here at Brown, there is an honor code that everyone must sign when entering the
university. This code forbids academic dishonesty and also states that if a student knows
about an incident of cheating, they should report it, anonymously if they wish. Does INT
have regualtions for cheating like an honor code?
ESp